My first reed making session today!
It was really fun and I really learnt a lot.

You know, frankly, I haven't seriously sat down and played the oboe seriously since the concert in Feb, and I feel as if my whole life is being taken over by studies, and oboe playing was like becoming less and less significant in my life already.

I recall a time when I was going to school because I wanted to go for the band room everyday after lessons ended. There was Liying, and the whole bunch of music enthusiasts there, made me feel that whatever I was working for, there were people heading in the same direction. That feeling of unity was super motivating.

And then, band became all about forcing, persuading, convincing. Frankly, I never really enjoyed band every since Liying left. Sometimes I even feel burdened. Like, you're working so hard for something, and there are just some people out there who don't give a damn about everything. They're just there to ruin things. I never got that feeling of unity anymore.


Os is the big aim now. But after today's lesson, I've decided that I'm not going to neglect oboe playing for my studies. I've come to a realization of how much I really enjoy playing the instrument.



I never want to stop playing the oboe.